Nelson Hart
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Nelson Hart sentenced to house arrest for threatening jail guard in prisonA Newfoundland man set free last year after Canada's top court threw out murder confessions in the deaths of his daughters was sentenced for threatening a jail guard.CrimeJul 6, 2015
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Nelson Hart guilty of threats against prison guardA judge has found a Newfoundland man who had a murder conviction thrown out by the Supreme Court guilty of uttering threats during an altercation in prison two years ago involving correctional officers.Feb 18, 2015
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N.L. father will not face new trial in daughters’ deathsA Newfoundland man convicted of drowning his twin daughters after a so-called Mr. Big sting will not face a new trial after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled what he told police officers is inadmissible.CanadaAug 5, 2014
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Creator of Mr. Big tactic disappointed in Supreme Court rulingThe RCMP sergeant from British Columbia who developed the Mr. Big tactic over 25 years ago is disappointed at the Supreme Court's ruling today, but believes officers will adapt.Aug 1, 2014
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Despite ruling, Mr. Big tactic ‘a must’: expertIt is too soon to say what effect this ruling will have on future 'Mr. Big' scenarios.CanadaJul 31, 2014
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Stricter rules needed in ‘Mr. Big’ police stings: Supreme CourtConfessions extracted through so-called Mr. Big police sting operations tend to produce unreliable confessions, are open to abuses and must be presumed inadmissible in court, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday.CanadaJul 31, 2014
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